Lighting Technician Legal, Social & Cultural Technicians

Work with artists, striving to understand the creative vision and adapting to it. Make full use of your talents and skills to reach the best possible result.

Prepare and manage the provision of electrical power for different areas.

Remove and store various types of electronic equipment safely after use.

Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution independently. Measure and power up an installation.

Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these …

Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice …

Safely pack sensitive electronic equipment for storage and transport.

Correct settings or positions for your working instruments and adjust them before starting operations.

Take steps to prevent fire in a performance environment. Make sure the space complies with fire safety rules, with sprinklers and fire extinguishers installed where necessary. Make sure staff are …

Make sure to set up equipment according to deadlines and time schedules.

Interpret an artist's explanation or demonstration of their artistic concepts, inceptions and processes and strive to share their vision.

Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.

Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.

Distribute control signals between light boards, dimmers and other lighting equipment. Control systems can be either DMX or network based.

Create technical drawings and documentation within the lighting department.

Focus already installed conventional lighting equipment, based on directions and information from somebody on the floor.

Focus, direct, adjust and tune stage lights, either alone or leading a group. Coordinate with the team to determine the optimal lighting.

Set up, connect and test lighting equipment in a live performance environment.

Light a show based on concrete production needs.

Check and operate dimmer equipment. Take the appropriate steps if the equipment is defective, correcting the defect yourself or forwarding it to a specialised repair service.

Check, maintain and repair electrical, mechanical and optical lighting elements.

Set up, connect and operate dimmer equipment (with plug and socket) in a live performance environment.

Operate lighting equipment used during production of movies, commercials, animations and other visual productions to create an atmosphere with light.

Anticipate possible technical problems with lighting equipment.

Provide power distribution for light, stage, sound, video and recording purposes.

Rig, connect, try out and de-rig lighting equipment.

The science of recording light and electromagnetic radiation in order to create a motion picture. The recording can happen electronically with an image sensor or chemically on light sensitive materials …

Understand the principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.

Understand and analyse the behaviour of specific directors.

Adjust plans to other locations with regards to the artistic concept.

Recommend technical solutions, including systems, to the client within the framework of a project.

Define and make a list of the required resources and equipment based on the technical needs of the production.

Verify that all requested resources are delivered and in good working order. Notify the appropriate person or people of any problems related to technical and material resources.

Consult with the director, producer and clients throughout the production and post-production process.

Consult with different people and groups who hold a stake in the production. Be on the same page on the practical side of the production, and keep them up to …

Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings …

Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal …

Documenting your own work practice for different purposes like assessment, time management, job application etc.

File and document a production in all its phases right after the performance period so that it can be reproduced and all relevant information remains accessible.

Follow the instructions of the director while understanding his creative vision.

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

Monitor and follow new trends and developments in specific sectors.

Test electrical equipment for malfunctions. Take safety measures, company guidelines, and legislation concerning electrical equipment into account. Clean, repair and replace parts and connections as required.

Establish a workable layout for the system you manage and maintain it for the duration of a production.

Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Manage and monitor technical resources stock to ensure that production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Intervene in the case of a fire in order to extinguish the fire or limit the effects pending the arrival of emergency services according to training and procedures.

Market one's own strengths in terms of skills and knowledge.

Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.

Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

Work with the director of photography on the artistic and creative vision that needs to be followed during production of a movie or theatre production.

Create and set up artificial light sources using flashlights, screens and reflectors.

Set up, check and repair automated lighting equipment and maintain its software.

Make sure an installed technical system is adequately transferred and signed off for.

Operate a light board during rehearsal or live situations, based on visual cues or documentation.

Operate follow spots during a live performance based on visual cues or documentation.

Read the instructions on the light plan to determine the light equipment needed and the right placement.

Rig, connect, try out and de-rig automated lights, set up, try out and replace optical accessories.

Set up and test follow spots in different types of locations.

Install and operate generators as power supplies according to regulations and specifications.

Install, connect and try out light board in a live performance environment.